Tie and rail-fastener.



H. F. BESENBERG. TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 1912.

I 1,030,157. Patented June 18, 1912.

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WI'IN ESSES INVENTOR TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1912.

Application filed April 16, 1912. Serial No. 691,102.

f0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. BnsnN- nnne, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at West Newton, in the countyof Westmoreland andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ties and Rail Fasteners, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ties and rail fasteners, and the objects of myinvention are to provide a metallic tie of the I-beam construction thatcan be easily and quickly tamped in the ballast of a roadbed, and tofurnish the tie with novel rail fasteners for preventing vertical andlateral displace ment of rails mounted upon the tie.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a light and durable tiethat can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost, and toaccomplish the above results by a tie that possesses suflicient strengthand rigidity to support the great weight of rolling stock that passesover the same.

With the above andother objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a portion of the tie in accordance with this invention,Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the tie.

A tie in accordance with this invention comprises an I-beam having a web1, base flanges 2 and top flanges 3. The tie is of the ordinary lengthand at the ends thereof the web 1 and the top flanges 3 are cut away,whereby the tie will have beveled ends 4; that permit of the ballast ofa roadbed more firmly holding the ends of the tie. The tie, intermediatethe ends thereof, is cut away, as at 5 and beveled, as at 6, the cutaway ends and intermediate portions of the tie reducing the weight ofthe same and permitting of the ballast of the road bed more firmlyholding the tie. The remaining portions of the top flanges 3 providechairs for the base flanges 7 of rails 8,

and I have simply illustrated one end of.

the tie as the opposite end thereof is identical in construction. Thetop flanges 3,

at the base flanges 7 of the rail 8, are pro-. vided with transverseslots 9, one slot at each side of the web 1, and these slots arestaggeredly arranged in order not to weaken the top flanges 3, also topermit of the base flanges of the rails being held at points other thanthose oppositely disposed, the reason of which is obvious.

Arranged within the slots 9 are rail fasteners, comprising hook-shapedmembers 10 that have the hooks 11 thereof engaging the base flanges 7 ofthe rail 8. The lower ends of the members 10 are provided with crossheads 12 that engage under the top flanges 3, as best shown in Figs. 1and 2. To retain the hook-shaped member 10 in the slots 9, the topflanges 3 are provided with vertical openings 13 and arranged in theseopenings are cotter pins or split keys 14 that have the lower endsthereof split, as at 15 whereby the pins cannot become accidentallydisplaced. The lower ends of the pins engage the outer side of the head12 and prevent the members 10 from shifting with.- in the slots 9.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have obviated thenecessity of using bolts and nuts in connection with rail fasteners forsecuring rails upon a metallic tie, and that the rail fasteners can beeasily and quickly installed without the use of skilled labor.

I would have it understood that my invention is susceptible to suchchanges as are permissible by the appended claim.

hat I claim is In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination witha rail, of a tie of the L beam construction having a web, base flangesand top flanges, said web and said top flanges having the ends thereofbeveled and cut away intermediate the ends, said top flanges supportingthe base flanges of a rail and having transverse slots formed thereinadjacent to the base flanges of said rail, and hook-shaped membersretained within the slots of the top flanges of said tie and engagingthe base flanges of said rail.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY F. BESENBERG.

WVitnesses:

H. B. GOLDSMITH, E. K. STRAWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

